code name

Example Sentences

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Mr. Réveil said that his group took the prisoners to woods near a hamlet called Le Vert and that his commander, code name Hannibal, asked for volunteers to carry out the killings.

From New York Times

It’s especially glaring, conservatives say, because Mr. Durham’s report eviscerates those who were running the FBI in 2016, when they launched Operation Crossfire Hurricane, the bureau’s code name for the Trump probe.

From Washington Times

The commander of the detachment, whose code name was Hannibal, "cried like a kid when he got the order. But there was discipline in the Resistance," remembered Réveil.

From BBC

“An objective and honest assessment of these strands of information should have caused the FBI to question not only the predication for Crossfire Hurricane, but also to reflect on whether the FBI was being manipulated for political or other purposes,” the report said, using the FBI’s code name for the Trump-Russia probe.

From Seattle Times

At Project Veritas, according to a former employee with direct knowledge of his employment, Mr. Wise used the code name Bendghazi and trained at the Prince family ranch in Wyoming with other recruits.

From New York Times